A bases-loaded triple by Bill Madlock in the seventh inning brought the Giants a 5-4 triumph over the Padres. The Padres were ahead, 4-2, going into the seventh when Randy Jones, making his first relief appearance of the season, issued walks to Marc Hill and Terry Whitfield to open the inning.

Both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Johnnie LeMaster and pinch-hitter Willie McCovey drew a walk. McCovey was replaced by pinch-runner Rob Andrews. Madlock then hit a line drive to the right-center fence to clear the bases. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Padres       0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Giants       0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  5  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf,1b        5   0   1   1     0   2   .293      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   3     0   0   .314
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .261        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Gonzalez 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Winfield cf           3   1   1   0     2   1   .303      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Gamble rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .274      Ivie 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Ashford 3b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .261      Cruz 3b               3   1   0   0     1   2   .234
Tenace 1b,c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Roberts c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Sadek pr,c          0   1   0   0     1   0   .244
  Turner ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Whitfield lf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .305
Owchinko p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .194      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .221
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .068
  Baker ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275        McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Andrews pr,2b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .242
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Wiley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   4     4   8             Totals               26   5   5   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 12,797
Left on Base: Padres 9, Giants 6
DP: Padres 0, Giants 0
Errors: LeMaster
Doubles: Ashford (7), Ivie (6)
Triples: Madlock (2)
Caught Stealing: Clark (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Baker (5), Knepper (4), LeMaster (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashford (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   7   3.31
Lee                     3.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  13   3.73
Jones L(6-8)            1.1   1   3   3   3   2   0   8   3.03
D'Acquisto              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.68
Wiley                   0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.29
Kinney                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.85
Totals                  8     5   5   5   7   5   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(10-5)         7     9   4   4   3   6   0  33   2.57
Moffitt SV(6)           2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.83
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   8   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled; Smith was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
shortstop); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to shortstop; Herndon grounded out
(second to first); Clark singled to center; Clark was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Gamble walked [Winfield to second];
Ashford doubled to left [Winfield scored, Gamble to third];
Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out
(third to first); Owchinko singled to center [Gamble scored,
Ashford to third]; Richards singled [Ashford scored, Owchinko to
second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie walked; Cruz walked [Ivie to second]; Hill
popped to shortstop; Whitfield singled to right [Ivie scored,
Cruz to third]; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); LeMaster
singled [Cruz scored, Whitfield to second]; Knepper out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Whitfield to third, LeMaster
to second]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Giants 2.

PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez singled to center; Winfield walked
[Gonzalez to second]; Gamble flied out to center [Gonzalez to
third]; Ashford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gonzalez scored,
Winfield to second]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon walked; Clark grounded out (third to first)
[Herndon to second]; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 2.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts struck out; Lee struck out; Richards was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 2.

PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
flied out to right; Winfield singled to right; Gamble singled
[Winfield to second]; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper grounded out (second to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Giants 2.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace singled to left; Roberts reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second]; BAKER
BATTED FOR LEE; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Tenace to third, Roberts to second]; Richards was called out on
strikes; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: JONES REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Clark struck out;
Ivie flied out to right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Giants 2.

PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (third to first); Gamble reached on an error by
LeMaster [Gamble to second]; Ashford singled to second [Gamble
out at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill walked; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; Whitfield walked
[Sadek to second]; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sadek to third, Whitfield to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED
FOR KNEPPER; McCovey walked; ANDREWS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Madlock
tripled to center [Sadek scored, Whitfield scored, Andrews
scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Herndon reached
on a fielder's choice [Madlock out at home (first to catcher)];
Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 4, Giants 5.

PADRES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); ANDREWS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Tenace
flied out to center; TURNER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Turner grounded
out (shortstop to first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO;
Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
WILEY REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Ivie doubled to left; Cruz
grounded out (second to first) [Ivie to third]; Sadek walked;
KINNEY REPLACED WILEY (PITCHING); Whitfield flied out to left;
LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 5.

PADRES 9TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
walked; Gonzalez flied out to center; Winfield struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 5.
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